Current:Home > StocksQuincy Jones, Legendary Producer and Music Icon, Dead at 91 -FutureFinance
Quincy Jones, Legendary Producer and Music Icon, Dead at 91
View
Date:2025-04-17 01:38:40
Hollywood is mourning the loss of a legend.
Quincy Jones, the Grammy Award-winning producer and composer who worked with countless musicians including Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 91, his publicist Arnold Robinson shared in a statement Nov. 3.
Jones passed away at his home in Bel Air, Calif., Robinson noted, and was surrounded by his children, siblings, and close family at the time of his death.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing," his family shared in a statement obtained by NBC News. "And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him."
"He is truly one of a kind and we will miss him dearly," they continued. "We take comfort and immense pride in knowing that the love and joy, that were the essence of his being, was shared with the world through all that he created. Through his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat for eternity.”
The Chicago native's impressive career as an arranger and compser began in the mid-1950's and spanned over seven decades in the entertainment industry, working alongisde artists including Ray Charles, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.
Jones—who is survived by his brother, two sisters and his seven children including actresses Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones—went on to earn numerous accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, cementing him as the third artist to have the most Grammys ever and produce massive hits such as 1985's "We Are The World," a recording that would go on to become the best-selling single of all time.
Additionally, the multi-hyphenate helped to produce some of music's most prolific albums including Michael Jackson's Off The Wall, Bad and Thriller, becoming one of the most successful and prominent executives in the industry.
In addition to his stand-out career as a composer, record producer, and arranger, Jones also served as a film producer, conductor, TV producer, record company executive and humanitarian.
(E! and NBC News are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (59155)
Related
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Shipping Lines Turn to LNG-Powered Vessels, But They’re Worse for the Climate
- Many Overheated Forests May Soon Release More Carbon Than They Absorb
- Power Companies vs. the Polar Vortex: How Did the Grid Hold Up?
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Astro-tourism: Expert tips on traveling to see eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
- Warming Trends: Big Cat Against Big Cat, Michael Mann’s New Book and Trump Greenlights Killing Birds
- Sister Wives' Gwendlyn Brown Calls Women Thirsting Over Her Dad Kody Brown a Serious Problem
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Clean Energy Is a Winner in Several States as More Governors, Legislatures Go Blue
Ranking
- Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
- Covid-19 Cut Gases That Warm the Globe But a Drop in Other Pollution Boosted Regional Temperatures
- Harnessing Rice Fields to Resurrect California’s Endangered Salmon
- Los Angeles sheriff disturbed by video of violent Lancaster arrest by deputies
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Q&A: Is Elizabeth Kolbert’s New Book a Hopeful Look at the Promise of Technology, or a Cautionary Tale?
- Khloe Kardashian Gives Update on Nickname for Her Baby Boy Tatum
- Jennifer Lawrence Reveals Which Movie of Hers She Wants to Show Her Baby Boy Cy
Recommendation
'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
Proof Jennifer Coolidge Is Ready to Check Into a White Lotus Prequel
2020 Ties 2016 as Earth’s Hottest Year on Record, Even Without El Niño to Supercharge It
Warmer California Winters May Fuel Grapevine-Killing Pierce’s Disease
Have Dry, Sensitive Skin? You Need To Add These Gentle Skincare Products to Your Routine
DC Young Fly Honors Jacky Oh at Her Atlanta Memorial Service
Giant Icebergs Are Headed for South Georgia Island. Scientists Are Scrambling to Catch Up
In California, a Warming Climate Will Help a Voracious Pest—and Hurt the State’s Almonds, Walnuts and Pistachios